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Council Nay 9th, except recommendation of the Finance Committee that a special appropriation of $1600. be made for the Water Commission to carry it to September l, 1916, and that the ~ater Commission bills on hand amounting to $689.21 be paid out of said appropriation. The Boa~d of Aldermen May 16th s~iopted the License Tax Ordinance as adopted by the Common Cotuucil April llth, except section of same imposing a flat tax of $5- on all automobiles. Second. Matters s~iopted by the Boa~d of Aldermen May 16th and referred to the Common Coun- cil for concurrence. To tr~usfer the fire apparatus now located in Marshall Weird to Madison Weird, rize the Fire Committee to mmke the necesss~vy a,rrangements for the said transfer tus. sm~d to autho- of the appara- To authorize the Public Property & Schools Committee to obtain bids for repairs on the Court House. To authorize the Public Property & Schools Committee to obtain bids for repairing ~ud paint- ing windows and gutters of the Seaboard Market, second story. To authorize the Public Propert~ & Schools Committee to obtain bids to put in bath and room for the Union Fmre Company, out of $130. ~ilowed for same in the Budget. ' ~ ~Eaml.~.) moved not to concur ~ith th~ Board in the ~st section with re- Er. g~rd tc translerrLug the fire ~pp~atus from E~rsh~ll W~d to Madison Wmr4. The.~tion wms md~pted. Then the r~ning seoti6ns refer~ed for con,=ronco were conc~red in. Third. Communications from the Mayor. The Mayor returned his approva2 of the following matters adopted by the two branches of City Council May 9-16th, 1~16~ An appropriation of $550.00, out of appropriation in the Budget for "Horses," to pmy m bill of J. Crawford Miller & Co. for two horses sold the Fire Department. A special appropriation of $3,000. for School Expenses for May, An appropriation of $250.00, out of appropriation in the Budget for same, for a Porthole Tsar and Asphalt Heater and a No. ~ Fire Wagon, freight on same to be paid by the City. To ma~e available $3,672.8~ in th~ Paving Bond Account for Street Paving purposes. To permit the Virginia Railw~y & Power Co. to use a ~0 lb. T rail with nose brick next to the rail on the inside for a finish, on Washington, Cooke, and Effingham streets. Fire Committee instructed to turn over to the Humane Society a horse formerly used by one of the fire companies, or to someone ~lse~who would care for him and not work same. An a~ditional appropriation of $?5- for another ba~d of music for the fir~men's pa~Jie in May. ($Y5. having been allowed in March for one band). License Tax Ordinance for the Year l~16-17 (sections imposing tax on alcoholic or malt li- quors having been ~pproved previously). Fou~vth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business. The regular reports of Officers for the month of May, 1916, were pressnted and were order- sd to take the usual course° The "Ordinance t6 Amend amd Re-ordain Section 112 of the Ordinances of the City of Ports- mouth With Regard to Representation Among the ~everal Wards of th? City~" ordered to lie on the table by this body May ~th, on motion 'of Mr. Manvey, Was oontinue~ on the table. The "Ordinance to Provide for the Retirem~-nt of Paid Men of the Police and Fire Departments," ordered ~o lie on the t~ole by this body May ~th, was taken up and read. 4~r. Flemming moved that the ordir~nce be sent to the Finance Committee to ascertain the cost of retiring ~ll City employees under the same oor~iitions as provided for in -the ordi~noe. The motion was adopted. The report of the Public Property & Schools Committee recommending the purchase of the Cen- tral ~ket, ordered to lie on the table by 'this branch May 9th, was continued on ~the table. The City Clerk made the following report with regard to the Sinking Fund: Common Council--Board of Aldermen. ~ Gentlemen:-- At m meeting of the Boa.rd of Sir~ing Fund Commissioners Friday, June ~th, it was decided to lend to the City, at the request of the Council therefor, $I2,840.16 of the Sinking Fund, which includes interest on said fund to Novem- ber 1st, 1916. On motion, said report wms ordered to record. The Keeper of Cemeteries made the following report of lots ~nd ~aves Cemetery during the month of May, 1916: May E~, to C. S. Boyoe, No. D.F. Morris~ No. B.H. H~ywood, one grave. 5, F. Katz, one grave. 22, Miles E. Spence, on~ sold in the Oak Grove ~2WBUSiI~SS.